The Intel Atom 230 was a mobile processor with 1 core, launched in June 2008. It is part of the Atom lineup, using the Diamondville architecture with BGA 437. Thanks to Intel Hyper-Threading the core-count is effectively doubled, to 2 threads. Atom 230 has 512 KB of L2 cache per core and operates at 1600 MHz. Intel is building the Atom 230 on a 45 nm production process using 47 million transistors. The multiplier is locked on Atom 230, which limits its overclocking capabilities.
With a TDP of 4 W, the Atom 230 consumes extremely little energy.
The SSE4 instruction set is not supported, which can cause problems with modern games, as they require that capability.